Greenwood Lake Airport is a public use

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located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of West Milford, in

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, United States. The airport is owned by

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. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. An old

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sits on the ramp. This aircraft is no longer flyable, and has been built into part of the terminal building and houses an office for Sky Training LLC.

Facilities and aircraft

Greenwood Lake Airport covers an area of 150 acres (61 ha) at an

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of 790 feet (241 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 6/24 with an

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surface measuring 3,471 by 60 feet (1,058 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending March 25, 2010, the airport had 18,099

aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-

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, 6% multi-engine, 2%

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, and 2%

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Trivia

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and

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References

External links

Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1)
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Satellite photo
of Connie on the ramp (Google Maps)
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a multiengine flight school based at 4N1 * Airports in New Jersey Transportation buildings and structures in Passaic County, New Jersey West Milford, New Jersey {{NewJersey-airport-stub